Puppy chews for Chewy

[Jon Rascon]

Can someone give me a recommendation for a chew snack appropriate for a 9 week old puppy? (Ironically, his name is Chewy)

I'd like to give him something that he can chew on to keep him entertained if we are cooking and/or give it to him when he's in the kennel.

I know some chews you really can't leave them with the puppy unsupervised. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Jon, look at the Recommended Treat brands list, there are some options there. We also have a lot of discussions here about longer lasting safe chews if you do a search. 
Off the top of my head, I'd suggest Himalayan chews, beef tendons, beef tracheas, hooves, pigs' ears, and bully sticks. The big thing is, you must only buy chews that are sourced in North America. Do not buy them if you cannot verify the sourcing. And don't even look at them (or any other pet food item) at Walmart, Target, Costco, Kmart, Walgreen's, the grocery store, etc. Even at Petsmart or Petco type places, you must be careful about the brand/sourcing. Your best bet is always a small privately owned "boutique" type pet supply store; more and more of these types of stores are refusing to buy anything not sourced in No. America, so you don't even have to think about that, they have already made sure that anything in their store is okay. 
Another option is to order online, but only when the information for the item includes the sourcing. 
In the discussions here, several members have recommended companies for bully sticks and other chews, and they will hopefully chime in here again. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

This company started with a small mom-and-pop store in a neighboring town near me, and has bloomed into a nationwide business. In addition to stores in many states, they also offer delivery. I have met and spoken with both owners. Every single food item they sell is safe in terms of sourcing:
https://petstuff.com/

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Jon, I just realized that your pup has been home less than 2 weeks. Don't introduce anything new until at least two weeks have passed and you are sure that everything is okay with his digestion and stool. 

[Jon Rascon]

Okay, so I had to go out of town and my wife noticed Chewy wasn’t eating his life’s abundance but went over and snuck some Solid Gold from Mojo’s bowl. So she started transitioning before we could talk. 

Theres been no issues with stools probably because we started him on a probiotic when he came home. 

Last night he vomited at 4am - his last meal was at 6pm the night before. It was mostly a clear liquid. We took him to vet this morning and she thinks it could be an acid buildup and that he may need a few bites before bedtime. 

But they also want to put him on ID food - thoughts on how to proceed? 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I would absolutely NOT give him Hills' i/d. It is pure garbage and has absolutely no medicinal or therapeutic ingredients. It is simply a "bland diet" that is easy on the digestive system, but filled with garbage and extremely overpriced. It's important to understand that there is no nutritional curriculum in vet school, and that the only knowledge most vets have about pet food comes directly from the sales reps at Hills, Purina, and Mars. I would bet a significant sum of money that your vet couldn;t even tell you what's in it. The salesmen provide a list: "i/d for stomach problems, z/d for allergies, w/d for liver problems" etc. It's also a conflict of interest for your vet to sell you food. Medical doctors aren't educated in nutrition either; like vets, they study medicine, not nutrition. But the big difference is that your doctor doesn't try to sell you food. Even when an M.D. does recommend a particular diet, like a pediatrician telling you to put a child with tummy troubles on the B.R.A.T. diet, they don't tell you "Get Chiquita bananas, Uncle Ben's Rice, ..." and they sure as heck don't sell you the food. 
The way to refuse your vet's recommendation of an Rx food is not to say "I read on-line that"... lol
You simply nod and say, "Oh, a bland diet? I really prefer to just make my own, I don't care for the ingredients in that. Plain boiled chicken and white rice always works well for my dogs when they have a digestive problem." Smile and leave it at that. 
It's very common for dogs, especially young ones, to bring up clear or yellowish liquid in the early morning hours, and your vet is right on target with the reasons; it's bile, and it's generally caused by an empty stomach for too many hours. Most of us here have successfully dealt with this by feeding a small snack about a half hour before bed. You can either reserve a small amount of his dinner kibble for that, or you can give him a couple of good quality dog biscuits. But since he's so young and not accustomed to getting biscuits (I think), I'd go with the kibble. 

[Jon Rascon]

Thank you for this information. 

I gave him a taste of yogurt and it appeared he loved that. 

Would that be alright to give as a bedtime snack?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't think it's substantial enough. It's fine to give it to him for a treat, though.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Have you considered a puppy kong?  If you want you can put peanut butter, yogurt, or mushy kibble and freeze it, but many dogs like them just the way they are. Or a puppy Nylabone?  If Chewy's jaws are past puppy both of these items come in harder densities.

[Jon Rascon]

He does have a puppy kong and he loves it. We put peanut butter in it and then top it off with some greek yogurt and freeze it. 

What are some good dental chews for dogs? I have read that greenies are not recommended. Something that will help their teeth and freshen breath a little would be great.

I also have a 7 year old pup that needs to have her teeth cleaned and breath freshened as well. How about Whimzees? 

Thanks!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Try Whimzees.
However, your best option for both breath and teeth is always going to be brushing their teeth.